To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed the entire object, paste this HTML in websiteTo link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed this page, paste this HTML in website

Session laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly [1979-1980]

CHAPTER 1316 Session Laws—1979
(1) a Class A felony shall be punishable by death or life imprisonment as
provided by Article 100 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes;
(2) a Class B felony shall be punishable by life imprisonment;
(3) a Class C felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 50 years, or
a fine or both;
(4) a Class D felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 40 years, or
a fine or both;
(5) a Class E felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 30 years, or
a fine or both;
(6) a Class F felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 20 years, or
a fine or both;
(7) a Class G felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 15 years, or
a fine or both;
(8) a Class H felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 10 years, or
a fine or both;
(9) a Class I felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to five years, or
a fine or both;
(10) a Class J felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to three
years, or a fine or both."
Sec. 2. G.S. 143(b), as amended by Section 5, Chapter 760, Session Laws
of 1979, to become effective July 1, 1980, is rewritten to read as follows:
"If a misdemeanor offense as to which no specific punishment is prescribed
be infamous, done in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud,
the offender shall, except where the offense is a conspiracy to commit a
misdemeanor, be guilty of a Class H felony."
Sec. 3. G.S. 14-6, as amended by Chapter 760, Session Laws of 1979, to
become effective July 1, 1980, is amended by deleting the second sentence of
that section.
Sec. 4. G.S. 14-27.2 is amended in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class B" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 5. G.S. 14-27.3 is amended in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class D" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 6. G.S. 14-27.4 is amended, in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class B" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 7. G.S. 14-27.5 is amended in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class D" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 8. G.S. 14-27.6 is amended in line three by inserting "Class F"
before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the
sentence. This section is further amended in line seven, by inserting "Class H"
before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the
sentence.
Sec. 9. G.S. 14-27.7 is amended in line seven by inserting "Class G"
before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the
sentence.
Sec. 10. G.S. 14-56 is amended in line seven by inserting "Class I" before
"felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the sentence.
248

CHAPTER 1316 Session Laws—1979
(1) a Class A felony shall be punishable by death or life imprisonment as
provided by Article 100 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes;
(2) a Class B felony shall be punishable by life imprisonment;
(3) a Class C felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 50 years, or
a fine or both;
(4) a Class D felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 40 years, or
a fine or both;
(5) a Class E felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 30 years, or
a fine or both;
(6) a Class F felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 20 years, or
a fine or both;
(7) a Class G felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 15 years, or
a fine or both;
(8) a Class H felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to 10 years, or
a fine or both;
(9) a Class I felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to five years, or
a fine or both;
(10) a Class J felony shall be punishable by imprisonment up to three
years, or a fine or both."
Sec. 2. G.S. 143(b), as amended by Section 5, Chapter 760, Session Laws
of 1979, to become effective July 1, 1980, is rewritten to read as follows:
"If a misdemeanor offense as to which no specific punishment is prescribed
be infamous, done in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud,
the offender shall, except where the offense is a conspiracy to commit a
misdemeanor, be guilty of a Class H felony."
Sec. 3. G.S. 14-6, as amended by Chapter 760, Session Laws of 1979, to
become effective July 1, 1980, is amended by deleting the second sentence of
that section.
Sec. 4. G.S. 14-27.2 is amended in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class B" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 5. G.S. 14-27.3 is amended in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class D" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 6. G.S. 14-27.4 is amended, in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class B" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 7. G.S. 14-27.5 is amended in subsection (b), line two, by inserting
"Class D" before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder
of the sentence.
Sec. 8. G.S. 14-27.6 is amended in line three by inserting "Class F"
before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the
sentence. This section is further amended in line seven, by inserting "Class H"
before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the
sentence.
Sec. 9. G.S. 14-27.7 is amended in line seven by inserting "Class G"
before "felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the
sentence.
Sec. 10. G.S. 14-56 is amended in line seven by inserting "Class I" before
"felony", a period after "felony", and deleting the remainder of the sentence.
248